going up and down; rising and falling
splish-splash; with a splash
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
deviation; departure; omission
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
cake served with tea; teacake
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)